Congrats John. I've shot one Moose in Alaska and the meat was excellent and I brought every bit of it back. I did have to pay excess baggage charges.
We don't have a Moose season here in Michigan but we do have Elk. A bull tag is a once in a lifetime drawing. I drew a cow tag in 2001 and had to wait 10 years IIRC before I was eligible to apply again. I've been putting in for either sex since and no luck but like you I keep applying and maybe I'll get lucky once again.
I have that big birthday with the zero in it just as you do the end of October. We just need to keep on keepen on LOL